opportunities. If you have ideas about this, please get in touch with me to share! I hope your winter concert season was successful! Please remember to attend our general membership at the NJMEA conference in February! Adam Warshafsky - President awarshafsky@cjmea.org
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’d like to thank the many people who made our High School concert season go smoothly. From our Division Chairs to our managers, site hosts and conductors, these volunteers have dedicated themselves to providing high quality musical experiences for our students. We are now moving on to our Intermediate ensemble concerts. Many of you have sent students to participate and we hope to see you at the concerts. Please also be aware of our many festivals and honors ensemble days that will be taking place in the next few months. Information about all of these events can be found on our website. The CJMEA board is currently working on developing college scholarship opportunities for students who have participated in our high school region ensembles. Please keep your eyes and ears open for information about these scholarships in the near future. Information will be posted on our website and announcements will be made on our facebook page once the information is posted. If you have not done so, please “like” our facebook page! We are also discussing the role that CJMEA plays in the lives of our teacher membership. In addition to providing fantastic performance opportunities for our students through the region groups, honors ensembles, and festivals, we are looking into ways CJMEA can be more supportive of our teachers through professional development
Brian Toth-High School Band hsband@cjmea.org The CJMEA Region Bands enjoyed a wonderful concert weekend on January 15th-17th with Andrew Yozviak and M. Gregory Martin from West Chester University on the podium. Many thanks go out to our managers, Durand Thomas, Christopher Vitale, and Michael Anzuini as well as our hosts at Montgomery High School, Adam Warshafsky, Kawika Kahalehoe, and Michael Brennan. We also had another successful concert with our Symphonic Band Invitational of Central New Jersey, which was organized by Paul Caruso and conducted by Thomas McCauley from Montclair State University. Thank you to all those involved in helping this group thrive and the Sayreville Public Schools for their support of this event. Next on the calendar is the CJMEA Concert Band Festival on March 15-17th hosted by Summit HS, Monroe Twp HS, and Ridge HS. Even if you aren’t bringing a group to perform, consider joining us as a spectator for three nights of splendid music making. Seth Davis-Intermediate Band k8band@cjmea.org Just a heads up: Intermediate Region Band Auditions are coming up on Saturday, January 30th. By this time, your students who are planning to audition have already turned in their registration forms and are hopefully working hard with their final preparations. (Late applications are to be post-marked by January 15). For questions about On-Site Registration, please write Seth Davis at k8band@cjmea.org. Michelle Lindner will be working with the Wind Ensemble and Jeff Smith will be working with the Symphonic Band. They’ve prepared very exciting programs for your students! Elementary band directors should start thinking about Elementary Honors Band. The event will be held on April 16th. Three
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bands representing all experience levels from 4th-6th grade will gather to rehearse and perform on this one Saturday at Rahway Middle School. Prior to the big day, students will receive music in the mail so they can practice and prepare. It is an excellent way to challenge your advanced students, so stop by the CJMEA website and consider filling out an application. Questions about the event can be directed to me at k8band@cjmea.org. The Elementary & Intermediate Band Festival will be held on April 13th/14th at Neptune High School and May 12th/13th at Freehold Township High School. Bring your young ensemble to Neptune or Freehold for an experience which includes a performance opportunity, adjudication, a brief clinic with the judges, and the chance to hear other ensembles from the area. On the CJMEA website you can find the application. We invite you to get involved: come to a rehearsal, run a sectional, usher at a concert… There are many ways to enhance your professional experience and benefit your students by becoming more involved with CJMEA! Remember, you only get out of CJMEA what you put into it, and if we work together, we can provide some really high-quality experiences for our students! Heather Mount-Intermediate Chorus hmount@cjmea.org The CJMEA Intermediate Choir had a successful audition on January 9th with students and directors coming from all over the region. Thank you to Sue Belly at Avenel Middle School for hosting auditions again this year. Rehearsals will run through February and the concert will be on Sunday, March 13th at Monroe High School in Monroe Township. The Treble Honors Choir will be accepting nominations of students for Treble Honors Day on Saturday, April 23rd. The Treble Honors Choir is open to students in grades 4 through 6. Teachers may nominate up to six students per school and are required to teach the music to students before the day-long workshop and concert. Please go to the CJMEA website to find out more information or email me at hmount@ cjmea.org.
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